Romans (moon craters)
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Römer (top left) and surroundings ( LROC -WAC) | ||
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position | 25.38 ° N , 36.42 ° E | |
diameter | 41 km | |
depth | 3500 m | |
Card sheet | 43 (PDF) | |
Named after | Ole Rømer (1644-1710) | |
Named since | 1935 | |
Unless otherwise stated, the information comes from the entry in the IAU / USGS database |
Römer is an impact crater on the northeastern front of the moon on the northern edge of the Sinus Amoris , east of Le Monnier and west of Macrobius . The crater wall is terraced and shows traces of extensive landslides. The interior has a central mountain .
To the west of the crater, the lunar groove structure of the Rimae Römer run in a north-westerly direction.
Letter | position | diameter | link |
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A. | 28.11 ° N , 37.13 ° O | 35 km | [1] |
B. | 28.52 ° N , 38.09 ° E | 23 km | [2] |
C. | 27.63 ° N , 37.05 ° O | 7 km | [3] |
D. | 24.51 ° N , 35.81 ° O | 12 km | [4] |
E. | 28.47 ° N , 39.19 ° O | 31 km | [5] |
F. | 27.19 ° N , 37.25 ° E | 23 km | [6] |
G | 26.82 ° N , 36.24 ° O | 15 km | [7] |
H | 25.94 ° N , 35.72 ° O | 6 km | [8th] |
J | 22.36 ° N , 37.95 ° O | 8 kilometers | [9] |
M. | 25.29 ° N , 34.61 ° O | 9 km | [10] |
N | 25.22 ° N , 37.86 ° E | 28 km | [11] |
P | 26.54 ° N , 39.81 ° O | 59 km | [12] |
R. | 24.19 ° N , 34.51 ° O | 48 km | [13] |
S. | 24.88 ° N , 36.78 ° E | 43 km | [14] |
T | 23.82 ° N , 36.18 ° O | 48 km | [15] |
U | 24.28 ° N , 39.16 ° O | 27 km | [16] |
V | 24.39 ° N , 38.68 ° E | 27 km | [17] |
W. | 26.41 ° N , 40.4 ° E | 7 km | [18] |
X | 24.26 ° N , 40.15 ° O | 24 km | [19] |
Y | 25.72 ° N , 36.31 ° O | 6 km | [20] |
Z | 24.11 ° N , 37 ° E | 11 km | [21] |
The crater was officially named by the IAU in 1935 after the Danish astronomer Ole Rømer .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ John E. Westfall: Atlas of the Lunar Terminator. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge et al. 2000, ISBN 0-521-59002-7 .